Horn GRADE 1 - abrsm

HORN (Subject Code: 13) 

This syllabus is valid from 2013 until further notice. 

In Grades 1–3, this syllabus may be offered on a mini-horn in Bb or F. 

The accompanied pieces are published in F editions unless otherwise indicated. For those pieces not 

published in F, candidates may use manuscript transpositions of their parts if necessary. 

Some List C pieces are published with transposition suggestions but in the exam they should be played 

in the written keys only. 

Horn GRADE 1 

THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C: 

LIST A 

1 Beethoven Theme from Ninth Symphony. Winners Galore, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: & brass edition; F piano 

accomp. published separately) 

2 Arthur Campbell Chorale. No. 3 from Horn Solos, Book 1, arr. Campbell (Faber) 

3 Tom Davoren Romanza Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: & / ? ¸ 

brass edition; F piano accomp. published 

˝ 

4 Philip Sparke A Knight’s Tale ˛ separately) 

5 Haydn German Dance. Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 1, arr. Harris and Skirrow (ABRSM: F/E b edition) 

6 Henry VIII Pastime with Good Company ¸ 

˝ 10 Easy Tunes for Horn, arr. Humphries (Fentone F 486-401) 

7 Susato La Mourisque 

˛ 

8 Trad. English Song of the Western Men ¸ 

˝ Boosey Brass Method, Horn in F, Repertoire Book B (Boosey & Hawkes) 

9 Trad. Japanese Koinobori 

˛ 

LIST B 

1 Bartók No. 3 from For Children, Vol. 1. Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 1, arr. Harris and Skirrow (ABRSM: F/E b edn) 

2 Lizzie Davis Mordred’s Castle: No. 2 from Hornets Nest (Brass Wind) 

3 Tom Davoren Waltz for E. 

Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: & / ? ¸ 

˝ 

brass edition; F piano accomp. published separately) 

4 David A. Stowell Strollin’ ˛ 

5 Peter Graham Moscow or Paris: No. 1 or No. 2 from Cityscapes for Horn in F (Gramercy Music) 

6 Christopher Gunning Echoes or Sad Café. No. 4 or No. 7 from The Really Easy Horn Book, arr. Gunning and 

Pearson (Faber) 

7 Ian Lowes Nightfall. Boosey Brass Method, Horn in F, Repertoire Book B (Boosey & Hawkes) 

8 Rendall and Thomas Birdie Song. Winners Galore, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: & brass edition; F piano accomp. 

published separately) 

9 Pam Wedgwood Hot Chilli or Cheeky Cherry: from Really Easy Jazzin’ About for French Horn (Faber) 

LIST C 

1 Lizzie Davis Tiny Minuet: from Polished Brass (Brass Wind: & brass edition) 

2 Jock McKenzie Pop or Sizhu: No. 1 or No. 2 from Dance to the Beat of the World (Con Moto: & brass edition) 

3 Peter Meechan One, Two, Three! 


˝ 

brass edition) 

4 Philip Sparke Puppet’s Dance ˛ 

5 John Miller Hungarian Hoe-down or Supersonic Samurai: No. 3 or No. 14 from Simple Studies for Beginner 

Brass (Faber: & brass edition) 

6 Mark Nightingale A Small Step or Fiesta Siesta: No. 1 or No. 2 from Easy Jazzy ’Tudes (Warwick Music: & brass edn) 

7 Philip Sparke Modal Melody or Marching Home: No. 3 or No. 7 from Skilful Studies for Horn (Anglo Music 

AMP 099-401) 

AURAL TESTS FOR THE GRADE*: see pp. 86 and 87 

SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS*: from memory, to be played both slurred and tongued in the following keys: 

C major; A minor (one octave, starting an octave above lowest tonic) 

Scales: in the above keys (minor in natural or harmonic or melodic form at candidate’s choice) 

Arpeggios: the common chords of the above keys for the range indicated 

SIGHT-READING*: a short piece in simple time within the keys, notes and overall range of the scale 

requirements set for this grade. Some accidentals, dotted and tied notes may be included. See also p. 7. 

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LIST A 

1 Arbeau Pavane (from Orchésographie). No. 11 from Horn Solos, Book 1, arr. Campbell (Faber) 

2 Brahms St Anthony Chorale (from Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a). Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 1, arr. 

Harris and Skirrow (ABRSM: F/E b edition) 

3 Mozart Aria (from The Marriage of Figaro) ¸ Winners Galore, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: & brass edition; F piano 

˝ 

4 Trad. Welsh Calon Lân 

˛ accomp. published separately) 

5 Philip Sparke My Lady’s Pavan Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: & / ? ¸ 


˝ 

6 David A. Stowell A Walk in the Rain ˛ separately) 

7 Trad. Welsh David of the White Rock. No. 3 from Going Solo – Horn, arr. Bissill and Campbell (Faber) 

8 Trad. Welsh Men of Harlech. Winner Scores All, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: & brass edition; F piano accomp. 


9 Peter Warlock Basse-Dance. Boosey Brass Method, Horn in F, Repertoire Book B (Boosey & Hawkes) 

LIST B 

1 Lizzie Davis Dark Rider: No. 4 from Hornets Nest (Brass Wind) 

2 Tom Davoren Hangin’ with Monti Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: &/ ? ¸ 


˝ 

3 Philip Sparke Tennessee Rag ˛ separately) 

4 Peter Graham Seville or Kyoto: No. 3 or No. 4 from Cityscapes for Horn in F (Gramercy Music) 

5 Chris Norton A Dab Hand. Boosey Brass Method, Horn in F, Repertoire Book B (Boosey & Hawkes) 

6 Trad. Spiritual Nobody Knows. No. 1 from Going Solo – Horn, arr. Bissill and Campbell (Faber) 

7 Walton Song at Dusk (from Duets for Children). Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 1, arr. Harris and Skirrow (ABRSM: 

F/E b edition) 

8 Pam Wedgwood Easy Tiger or Keep Truckin’: from Really Easy Jazzin’ About for French Horn (Faber) 

9 John Williams Somewhere in My Memory (from Home Alone). Winner Scores All, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: & 

brass edition; F piano accomp. published separately) 

LIST C 

1 Lizzie Davis Tarantella: from Polished Brass (Brass Wind: & brass edition) 

2 Jock McKenzie Calypso or Czardas: No. 11 or No. 20 from Dance to the Beat of the World (Con Moto: & brass 

edition) 

3 Peter Meechan Haunted House 


˝ 


4 David A. Stowell High Street ˛ 

5 John Miller Sabre Dance or Scottish Warrior: No. 16 or No. 21 from Simple Studies for Beginner Brass (Faber: & 


6 Mark Nightingale Ready, Aim, Fire! or The Nuthatch: No. 4 or No. 6 from Easy Jazzy ’Tudes (Warwick Music: & 


7 Philip Sparke The Big Apple or Tom’s Tune: No. 11 or No. 13 from Skilful Studies for Horn (Anglo Music AMP 

099-401) 



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Bb, C majors; B, D minors (one octave, starting an octave above lowest tonic) 

Scales: in the above keys (minors in natural or harmonic or melodic form at candidate’s choice) 



requirements set up to and including this grade. Some accidentals, dotted and tied notes may be included. 

See also p. 7. 

* Published by ABRSM (Scale requirements, Specimen Sight-Reading Tests, Specimen Aural Tests)



LIST A 

1 Tom Davoren Rondo Olympia Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: & / ? ¸ 


˝ 

2 Lucy Pankhurst Sicilienne ˛ separately) 

3 Handel See, the Conqu’ring Hero Comes (from Judas Maccabaeus) ¸ Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 1, arr. Harris 

˝ 

4 Schumann Soldiers’ March (from Album for the Young, Op. 68) ˛ and Skirrow (ABRSM: F/E b edition) 

5 Mendelssohn O for the Wings of a Dove. 10 Easy Tunes for Horn, arr. Humphries (Fentone F 486-401) 

6 Tchaikovsky Humoresque in C. No. 9 from Going Solo – Horn, arr. Bissill and Campbell (Faber) 

7 Tchaikovsky Reverie. Winner Scores All, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: & brass edition; F piano accomp. published 

separately) 

8 Trad. English Greensleeves. No. 8 from ¸ Skilful Solos for F or E b Horn, arr. Sparke (Anglo Music AMP 192- 

˝ 

9 Vivaldi Spring. No. 4 from ˛ 400: F/E b edition) 

LIST B 

1 Bernstein America (from West Side Story). Winner Scores All, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: & brass edition; F piano 


2 Richard Bissill Waltz to Take Away. No. 5 from Going Solo – Horn, arr. Bissill and Campbell (Faber) 

3 Lizzie Davis En Cor: No. 7 from Hornets Nest (Brass Wind) 

4 John Frith Broken Dreams Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: & / ? ¸ 


˝ 

5 Peter Meechan Purple Shade ˛ separately) 

6 Peter Graham New York (grace note optional) or Vienna: No. 5 or No. 6 from Cityscapes for Horn in F (Gramercy 

Music) 

7 Paul Harris Hunt the Horn. Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 1, arr. Harris and Skirrow (ABRSM: F/E b edition) 

8 Sidney Ramin Music to Watch Girls By ¸ 

˝ Jazzed Up Too for F Horn, arr. Ramskill (Brass Wind) 

9 Rodgers and Hart Blue Moon ˛ 

LIST C 

1 Concone Study No. 1 or No. 3. Concone Studies for Horn in F, arr. Ashworth (Emerson E299a) 

2 Lizzie Davis Horn of Wonder: from Polished Brass (Brass Wind: & brass edition) 

3 Timothy Jackson How’s Tricks? 


˝ 


4 Peter Meechan Summer Sound ˛ 

5 Jock McKenzie Halling: No. 28 from Dance to the Beat of the World (Con Moto: & brass edition) 

6 Mark Nightingale Ermie’s Blues: No. 10 from Easy Jazzy ’Tudes (Warwick Music: & brass edition) 

7 Philip Sparke Rondino or Classical Theme: No. 22 or No. 24 from Skilful Studies for Horn (Anglo Music AMP 

099-401) 



C, E minors (one octave, starting an octave above lowest tonic) 

G, A majors; G minor (a twelfth, starting below stave) 

Scales: in the above keys (minors in harmonic or melodic form at candidate’s choice) 

Chromatic Scale: starting on C (one octave) 

Arpeggios: the common chords of the above keys for the ranges indicated 


requirements set up to and including this grade. See also p. 7. 

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LIST A 

1 Bizet Theme from L’Arlésienne. No. 11 from Going Solo – Horn, arr. Bissill and Campbell (Faber) 

2 Tom Davoren Beaufort Allegro Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: & / ? ¸ 


˝ 

3 John Frith Jiggedy Jig ˛ separately) 

4 Grieg Solveig’s Song (from Peer Gynt). Great Winners, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: & brass edition; F piano 


5 Humperdinck Evening Prayer (from Hänsel und Gretel). Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 2, arr. Harris and Skirrow 

(ABRSM: F/E b edition) 

6 Mendelssohn Nocturne (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream). No. 17 from ¸ Horn Solos, Book 1, arr. Campbell 

˝ 

7 Weber Huntsmen’s Chorus (from Der Freischütz). No. 19 from ˛ (Faber) 

8 Mozart Adagio. No. 15 from ¸ Skilful Solos for F or E b Horn, arr. Sparke 

˝ 

9 Schubert Marche militaire (grace notes optional). No. 16 from ˛ (Anglo Music AMP 192-400: F/E b edition) 

LIST B 

1 Richard Bissill Hymn of the High Plains. No. 7 from Going Solo – Horn, arr. Bissill and Campbell (Faber) 

2 Jean-Michel Damase Berceuse, Op. 19 (Leduc AL 20897) 

3 Lizzie Davis Taco Taco! or Zarabanda: No. 6 or No. 8 from Hornets Nest (Brass Wind) 

4 Ron Goodwin 633 Squadron. Great Winners, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: & brass edition; F piano accomp. 


5 Peter Graham Buenos Aires: No. 7 from Cityscapes for Horn in F (Gramercy Music) 

6 Ronald Hanmer Arioso or Finale: 3rd or 4th movt from Suite for Horn (Emerson E31: F/E b edition) 

7 Peter Meechan Way Down South Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: & / ? ¸ 


˝ 

8 David A. Stowell Open Plains ˛ separately) 

9 Robert Ramskill In the Fast Lane. Jazzed Up Too for F Horn, arr. Ramskill (Brass Wind) 

LIST C 

1 Concone Study No. 5. Concone Studies for Horn in F, arr. Ashworth (Emerson E299a) 

2 Lizzie Davis Wipe Out: from Polished Brass (Brass Wind: & brass edition) 

3 Tom Davoren Quiet Moment 


˝ 


4 Timothy Jackson Circulation ˛ 

5 Jock McKenzie Tarantella: from Music Makes the World Go Around (Con Moto: & brass edition) 

6 John Miller The Upward Slur or Articulation: No. 2 or No. 4 from Progressive Brass Studies (Faber: & brass 

edition) 

7 Philip Sparke Penny Parade or One-part Invention: No. 34 or No. 36 from Skilful Studies for Horn (Anglo 

Music AMP 099-401) 



Bb major; A, B minors (a twelfth) 

E, F majors; F minor (two octaves) 


Chromatic Scale: starting on A (a twelfth) 


Dominant Seventh: in the key of C (one octave) 

SIGHT-READING*: a short piece in simple or compound time within the keys, notes and overall range of 

the scale requirements set up to and including this grade. See also p. 7. 

* Published by ABRSM (Scale requirements, Specimen Sight-Reading Tests, Specimen Aural Tests) 

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LIST A 

1 Beethoven Scherzo and Trio (from Septet, Op. 20) ¸ Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 2, arr. Harris and Skirrow 

˝ 

2 Saint-Saëns Romance, Op. 36 

˛ (ABRSM: F/E b edition) 

3 Cherubini Sonata No. 1. Cherubini 2 Sonatas (Concert Etudes) (G. Schirmer GS33559) 

4 Debussy En bateau. No. 11 from ¸ 

˝ Horn Solos, Book 2, arr. Campbell (Faber) 

5 Handel Mirth admit me of thy crew. No. 12 from ˛ 

6 John Frith Canzona Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: & / ? ¸ 


˝ 

7 David A. Stowell Jam Bouree ˛ separately) 

8 Ippolitov-Ivanov Cortège (from Caucasian Sketches). Undercover Hits for Horn in F, arr. Gout (Brass Wind) 

9 Paradies Sicilienne, arr. Denwood (Emerson E474: F/E b edition) 

LIST B 

1 Bernstein Psalm 23 (from Chichester Psalms). Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 2, arr. Harris and Skirrow (ABRSM: 


2 Richard Bissill Calling All Cars (handstopping optional). Hornscape for Horn in F, arr. Bissill (Brass Wind) 

3 Tom Davoren Lindy Hop! Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: & / ? ¸ 

brass edition; F piano accomp. 

˝ 

4 Lucy Pankhurst Gone, Not Forgotten ˛ published separately) 

5 W. Lloyd Webber Summer Pastures (Stainer & Bell H377) 

6 Jim Parker Mapp and Lucia. The Music of Jim Parker for Horn in F (Brass Wind) 

7 Philip Sparke March of the Toy Soldiers or Song of Farewell: No. 3 or No. 7 from Super Solos for F or E b Horn 

(Anglo Music AMP 265-400: F/E b edition) 

8 John Williams Raiders March (from Raiders of the Lost Ark). Great Winners, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: & brass 

edition; F piano accomp. published separately) 

9 Guy Woolfenden War Dance or Moonlight Rumba: from Horn Dances (Brass Wind) 

LIST C 


2 Lizzie Davis Hornpipe: from Polished Brass (Brass Wind: & brass edition) 

3 Kopprasch Study No. 8 or No. 10: from 60 Selected Studies for French Horn, Book 1 (Carl Fischer or Hofmeister 

FH6014) 

4 Jock McKenzie Fling: from Music Makes the World Go Around (Con Moto: & brass edition) 

5 Peter Meechan Air 


˝ 


6 David A. Stowell Flennon Study (either version) ˛ 

7 John Miller Prairie Song or March: No. 5 or No. 6 from Progressive Brass Studies (Faber: & brass edition) 



B b major (a twelfth) 

D, Eb, G majors; D, E, F # minors (two octaves) 


Chromatic Scale: starting on F (two octaves) 


Dominant Seventh: in the key of C (two octaves) 

SIGHT-READING*: see p. 7. 

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PREREQUISITE FOR ENTRY: Grade 5 (or above) in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo 

Jazz subject. 


LIST A 

1 Richard Bissill My Lady Fair 

¸ 

2 John Frith Allegro Appassionato ˝ Principal Horn (ABRSM) 

3 Timothy Jackson The Old Lancashire Hornpipe ˛ 

4 Haydn Adagio: 2nd movt from Horn Concerto No. 2 in D (Boosey & Hawkes: F/D edition) 

5 J. B. Loeillet Allegro (observing repeat): 2nd movt from Sonata for Horn, arr. Civil (Broadbent & Dunn 10220) 

6 Mozart Allegro or Rondo–Allegro: 1st or 2nd movt from Horn Concerto No. 1 in D, K. 412/514 (Bärenreiter 

BA 5314-90: F/D edition) 

7 Mozart Andante: 2nd movt from Horn Concerto No. 2 in Eb, K. 417 (Bärenreiter BA 5311-90: F/E b edition) 

8 R. Strauss Andante for Horn, Op. posth. (Boosey & Hawkes) 

9 R. Strauss Andante: 2nd movt from Horn Concerto No. 1 in Eb, Op. 11 (Universal UE 34725) 

LIST B 

1 Richard Bissill Ghost Rider. Hornscape for Horn in F, arr. Bissill (Brass Wind) 

2 Bozza En Irlande (Leduc AL 20930) 

3 Dunhill Presto non troppo: No. 6 from Cornucopia, Op. 95 (Boosey & Hawkes) 

4 John Frith Time Passing ¸ 

˝ Principal Horn (ABRSM) 

5 Timothy Jackson Loch Lomond ˛ 

6 Hindemith Ruhig bewegt: 2nd movt from Horn Sonata (1939) (Schott ED 3642) 

7 Richard Kershaw Night Ride (Broadbent & Dunn 13101) 

8 Jim Parker The House of Eliott. The Music of Jim Parker for Horn in F (Brass Wind) 

9 Guy Woolfenden Spanish Dance: from Horn Dances (Brass Wind) 

LIST C 

1 J. S. Bach Bourrée I and II: 5th and 6th movts from Suite No. 3. J. S. Bach 6 Suites for Horn Solo, arr. Orval 

(Editions Marc Reift EMR 256) 

2 Richard Bissill On Your Uppers ¸ 

˝ Principal Horn (ABRSM) 

3 John Frith Tarantella ˛ 



FH6014) 

6 Gunther Schuller Allegro vivace: No. 4 from Studies for Unaccompanied Horn (OUP) 

7 Lowell E. Shaw No. 1: from Just Desserts – Frippery Style (The Hornists’ Nest) 



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C, Db, F # , Ab majors; C # , E b, G, A minors (two octaves) 

Scales: in the above keys (minors in both harmonic and melodic forms) 

Chromatic Scales: starting on E, F, F # and G (two octaves) 


Dominant Seventh: in the key of D (two octaves) 

Diminished Seventh: starting on G (two octaves) 


TRANSPOSITION: candidates will be asked to transpose down a tone a short piece approximately 

equivalent to a Grade 4 sight-reading test. 

* Published by ABRSM (Scale requirements, Specimen Sight-Reading Tests, Specimen Aural Tests)



Jazz subject. 


LIST A 

1 Beethoven Allegro moderato: 1st movt from Horn Sonata in F, Op. 17 (Boosey & Hawkes or Henle HN 498) 

2 Richard Bissill The Drawing Room. Hornscape for Horn in F, arr. Bissill (Brass Wind) 

3 Glazunov Rêverie, Op. 24 (Belaieff BEL 343) 

4 Gliere Intermezzo, Op. 35 No. 11. Gliere Four Pieces for Horn and Piano, Op. 35 (Hans Pizka) 

5 Mozart Allegro or Allegro: 1st or 3rd movt from Horn Concerto No. 3 in Eb, K. 447 (Bärenreiter BA 5312-90: 


6 Mozart Rondo–Allegro vivace: 3rd movt from Horn Concerto No. 4 in Eb, K. 495 (Bärenreiter BA 5313-90: 


7 Reinecke Notturno, Op. 112 (Schott COR 9) 

8 F. Strauss 3rd movt (starting at Fig. K): from Horn Concerto in C minor, Op. 8 (G. Schirmer GS33556) 

9 F. Strauss Nocturno, Op. 7 (Universal UE 1368) 

LIST B 

1 M. Arnold Andantino grazioso: 2nd movt from Horn Concerto No. 2, Op. 58 (Paterson PAT62001: F/E b edition) 

2 Arnold Cooke Rondo in Bb (Schott ED 10231) 

3 Jean-Michel Damase Pavane variée (Lemoine) 

4 John Frith Jousting. Principal Horn (ABRSM) 

5 Armando Ghidoni Poésie et Gaîté (observing cadenza) (Leduc AL 29207) 

6 Christopher Gibbs Meditation (Phylloscopus PP479) 

7 Jan Koetsier Romanza, Op. 59 No. 2 (Editions Marc Reift EMR 240) 

8 Prokofiev Morning Dance (from Romeo and Juliet). Hornscape for Horn in F, arr. Bissill (Brass Wind) 

9 Guy Woolfenden Sword Dance: from Horn Dances (Brass Wind) 

LIST C 

1 J. S. Bach Gigue: 7th movt from Suite No. 2. J. S. Bach 6 Suites for Horn Solo, arr. Orval (Editions Marc Reift 

EMR 256) 

2 John Frith Olympic Spirit. Principal Horn (ABRSM) 

3 B. Hummel Intermezzo: 2nd movt from Suite for Solo Horn in F, Op. 64 (Zimmermann ZM21270) 


FH6014) 

5 de Pré No. 2: from 20 Études pour le cor grave (Billaudot GB2127) 

6 Gunther Schuller Allegro moderato: No. 2 from Studies for Unaccompanied Horn (OUP) 

7 Lowell E. Shaw No. 4 or No. 6: from Just Desserts – Frippery Style (The Hornists’ Nest) 


SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS*: from memory, to be played slurred, legato-tongued and staccato in the following 

keys: 

All keys, major and minor (two octaves; A and Bb majors and minors both lower and upper two octaves) 


Chromatic Scales: starting on any note (two octaves) 


Dominant Sevenths: in the keys of B, C, Db and D (two octaves) 

Diminished Sevenths: starting on C and A b (two octaves) 




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Jazz subject. 


LIST A 

1 J. S. Bach Quoniam tu solus sanctus (from Mass in B minor) (solo line for Horn in D). Absolutely Horn, arr. 

Bissill (Brass Wind) 

2 Beethoven Poco adagio, quasi andante and Rondo–Allegretto moderato: 2nd and 3rd movts from Horn 

Sonata in F, Op. 17 (Boosey & Hawkes or Henle HN 498) 

3 Donizetti Concerto for Horn (complete), arr. Leloir (Billaudot GB1907) 

4 John Frith The Pearl. Principal Horn (ABRSM) 

5 Gliere Andante: 2nd movt from Horn Concerto, Op. 91 (Hans Pizka or Sikorski–Boosey & Hawkes) 

6 Hutschenruijter Romanze, Op. 12 (Compusic XCOM305: E b edition) 

7 Mozart Allegro or Rondo–Allegro: 1st or 3rd movt from Horn Concerto No. 2 in Eb, K. 417 (Bärenreiter BA 

5311-90: F/E b edition) 

8 Saint-Saëns Morceau de Concert, Op. 94 (cutting Figs 3–4 and 10–11) (Durand) 

9 Steup Allegro brillante: 1st movt from Sonata No. 11 in E b (Compusic XCOM309: E b edition) 

10 R. Strauss Allegro or Rondo–Allegro: 1st or 3rd movt from Horn Concerto No. 1 in Eb, Op. 11 (Universal UE 

34725) 

LIST B 

1 Alan Abbott Alla Caccia (Weinberger) 

2 Richard Bissill By Jupiter! Principal Horn (ABRSM) 

3 York Bowen Moderato espressivo: 1st movt from Horn Sonata in Eb, Op. 101 (Emerson E165) 

4 Bozza En forêt, Op. 40 (Leduc AL 19955) 

5 Büsser Cantecor, Op. 77 (Leduc AL 23101) 

6 John Frith Vivo: 3rd movt from Horn Sonata (Emerson E538) 

7 Hindemith Lebhaft: 3rd movt from Horn Sonata (1939) (Schott ED 3642) 

8 Jan Koetsier Scherzo Brillante, Op. 96 (Editions Marc Reift EMR 267) 

9 Trygve Madsen Allegro: 1st movt from Horn Sonata, Op. 24 (Musikk-Huset) 

10 Gilbert Vinter Hunter’s Moon (Boosey & Hawkes) 

LIST C 

1 Jeffrey Agrell Romp for solo horn (special effects optional) (Editions Marc Reift EMR 2040) 

2 J. S. Bach Gigue: 7th movt from Suite No. 3. J. S. Bach 6 Suites for Horn Solo, arr. Orval (Editions Marc Reift 

EMR 256) 

3 Derek Bourgeois Presto: No. 8 from Fantasy Pieces for Horn (Brass Wind) 

4 B. Hummel Finale (flutter-tonguing optional): 4th movt from Suite for Solo Horn in F, Op. 64 (Zimmermann 

ZM21270) 

5 Kopprasch Study No. 14: from 60 Selected Studies for French Horn, Book 1 (Carl Fischer or Hofmeister FH6014) 

6 Bernhard Krol Laudatio for solo horn (Simrock EE 2962) 

7 de Pré No. 13: from 20 Études pour le cor grave (Billaudot GB2127) 

8 Lowell E. Shaw No. 12: from Just Desserts – Frippery Style (The Hornists’ Nest) 


* Published by ABRSM (Scale requirements, Specimen Sight-Reading Tests, Specimen Aural Tests) 

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SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS*: from memory, to be played slurred, legato-tongued and staccato in the following 

keys: 

A, B b, B majors; A, Bb, B minors (three octaves) 

All other keys, major and minor (two octaves) 


Chromatic Scales: starting on any note (two octaves) 

Whole-Tone Scales: starting on B and C (two octaves), as example given on p. 85 


Dominant Sevenths: in all keys (two octaves) 

Diminished Sevenths: starting on G, A b and A (two octaves) 




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